On the AEW Dark: Elevation tapings on December 28, 2022, Rosario Grillo suffered a foot/ankle injury in a six-man match against House of Black.
The injury was akin to Sid's infamous foot/ankle injury in January 2001. Grillo confirmed he suffered a broken fibula.
Speaking to George B, Grillo reflected on the injury and provided an update.
"It was very obvious that I broke everything when it happened. As soon as I hit, I could feel everything breaking in my leg. That was the finish in the match. It was one more move. It was supposed to be the forearm, Dante's inferno, see you later. There was a split second where I thought I could get up, and then I immediately realized, 'Nope, that's not happening. I was screaming, 'I broke my leg. Pin me, pin me, I broke my leg.' I got carried to the back and immediately, I was like, 'I'm done. Career is over. Wrestling is over.' They wheeled me to the medical room and were examining me and originally, they were like, 'you just broke your leg. It's just your fibula, it's going to be okay.' It hurt way more than that," he recalled.
Grillo said that his friend contacted his family to let them know what happened and that he called spoke with his team partner Hunter Knott, apologizing because things were over. After going back to New Jersey, Grillo was told how bad things could have been.
"I get to a doctor's appointment. My foot is not attached to my leg. Turns out, my ankle is broken, it's completely fractured off, all the ligaments and tendons are severed, they're gone, there is nothing holding my foot. Turns out, I almost lost my foot. 'You were a couple of days away from your foot having to be cut off.' As of Friday, my fracture is healed, I have four weeks until I'm cleared, and I'm going to be back pretty soon," he said.
Grillo thanked Hunter for getting him through the months where he was sidelined and staying positive.
It is unknown when Grillo will officially return to the ring.
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